Download or read book Escape Via Siberia written by Dorit Bader Whiteman and published by Holmes & Meier Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A short-lived treaty between the Polish Government-in-Exile and the Soviet Government allows for the miraculous release of approximately one hundred thousand Polish citizens, including Lonek's family. They make their way from Siberia to Tashkent, only to find that life there is harsh - hunger and sickness abound. When his father falls ill, Lonek's mother is driven to despair and leaves her ten-year-old son on the doorstep of an orphanage.".